Wheeled special equipment: armor for "Mustangs"

Wheeled special equipment: armor for "Mustangs"

Modern reality forces every self-respecting army SUV to acquire an armored special version. Four-wheel drive "Mustangs" from Naberezhnye Chelny were no exception ...
SuperKamAZs: armor and 730 horsepower

SuperKamAZs: armor and 730 horsepower

The family of army KamAZs lives a stormy and eventful life, in which armored and extreme versions of trucks occupy a special place. The 4310 platform turned out to be surprisingly ...
Foldable boat equipment. Folding Boat Equipment (FBE)

Foldable boat equipment. Folding Boat Equipment (FBE)

Pontoon bridges have been used by the armies of the world since antiquity. Many of the first pontoon bridges had a boat organization. The British Folding lightweight pontoon bridge was built on the same principle ...
Military motorcycles are back in fashion

Military motorcycles are back in fashion

The Second World War became a real military benefit of motorcycles, after which interest in two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles faded away, but in the XXI century, motorcycles again attracted attention ...
KamAZ-4310: to the era of "Mustangs"

KamAZ-4310: to the era of "Mustangs"

The recent history of the legendary Soviet truck is associated with the collapse of the state and the exit of the plant to the realities of a market economy. And the four-wheel drive military vehicle has become one of the most important assets in the world ...
KamAZ 6x6. The last hero of the Soviet car industry

KamAZ 6x6. The last hero of the Soviet car industry

The KamAZ-80, which appeared in the early 4310s, set the tone for the development of domestic military trucks for many decades. The platform of the machine, developed at ZIL, became the basis for an extremely ...
People's military vehicle Volkswagen Kubelwagen

People's military vehicle Volkswagen Kubelwagen

One of the most famous cars of the Second World War was the German Volkswagen Kubelwagen. This lightweight military convertible is featured in numerous photographs and newsreels ....
"Tiger" in Belarusian. Minsk technologies for export

"Tiger" in Belarusian. Minsk technologies for export

Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant has become an enterprise with a wide profile. The production range includes both multi-axle monsters and tactical trucks. A light biaxial was added to them ...
ZIL-135: legends are not born

ZIL-135: legends are not born

Many-sided and exotic. These are the epithets worthy of a four-axle rocket carrier from Moscow, which also works as a platform for MLRS. Before taking on a familiar look, ZIL-135 ...
Promising special chassis SKKSH-586

Promising special chassis SKKSH-586

One of the main novelties of Army-2020 is the SKKSH-586 special wheeled chassis. This product is intended for the construction of various combat vehicles and probably has a great future ...
Protection for "Ladoga"

Protection for "Ladoga"

The highly protected Ladoga vehicle is capable of operating under conditions of radiation, chemical or biological contamination. Such opportunities are obtained through a number of interesting technical ...
Plastic ZIL-135B and a boat on wheels

Plastic ZIL-135B and a boat on wheels

Floating wheeled vehicles have always been among the priorities of the national design school. The Likhachev plant at the time was at the peak of these trends ...
UAZ-3972. The "car" that we lost

UAZ-3972. The "car" that we lost

For sixty-two years, the legendary Loaf lives on the conveyor of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant. Hope for a successor flashed thirty years ago with the advent of the Wagon pilot program ...